Graduation, Transfer-out, and Retention Rate Trends at San Francisco State
The average graduation rate over the past 12 years (2012-2023) is 52.09% where the last year rate was 54%. The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 81.91% for full-time students and 46.82% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 12 years is 52.09% where the current academic year rate is 54%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at San Francisco State University over the past 12 years (2012-2023).
Year
Total
Men
Women
2012-13
47%
49%
46%
2013-14
45%
45%
46%
2014-15
50%
48%
50%
2015-16
51%
49%
52%
2016-17
53%
50%
55%
2017-18
54%
51%
55%
2018-19
55%
53%
56%
2019-20
56%
53%
58%
2020-21
55%
48%
59%
2021-22
53%
49%
56%
2022-23
54%
51%
56%
Average
52.09%
49.64%
53.55%
Transfer-out Rate Changes
The average transfer-out rate of the last 12 years is 6.27% where the current year rate is 6%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at San Francisco State University from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Transfer-out Rate
2012-13
9%
2013-14
7%
2014-15
6%
2015-16
6%
2016-17
6%
2017-18
7%
2018-19
5%
2019-20
5%
2020-21
5%
2021-22
7%
2022-23
6%
Average
6.27%
Retention Rate Changes
The average retention rate of the last 12 years is 81.91% for full-time students and 46.82% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at San Francisco State from 2012 to 2023.
Year
Full-time
Part-time
2012-13
80%
49%
2013-14
82%
35%
2014-15
84%
39%
2015-16
82%
42%
2016-17
80%
53%
2017-18
81%
52%
2018-19
80%
48%
2019-20
80%
45%
2020-21
82%
49%
2021-22
85%
51%
2022-23
85%
52%
Average
81.91%
46.82%
Student to Faculty Ratio Changes
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 12 years is 22.64 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at San Francisco State University since 2023.